Workitem List Translation

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Thanks a lot, Mike. That would explain my issue.
Regards,
Thad


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Pokraka <wug.replies at workflowconnections.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:13 am
Subject: Re: Workitem List Translation

> Oops, seems I was a bit wrong there (a complete muppet to be precise).
> Yes, titles ARE in different languages! Duh, I knew that.
> 
> However the DATA in the titled seems fixed at create time - I've had
> prolems with this in the past. So even if an attribute changes, it 
> willalways stay the same in the WI text. Worse, the text is 
> dynamic so you can
> end up with conflicting info when the old value continues to show 
> in the
> title but the text reflects the new one. (No I don't think that's 
> the way
> it should be).
> 
> Interestingly enough, a foreign language text (i.e. not the one 
> the WI was
> created in) IS dynamic. Thus if I change the attribute data (invoice
> value) and log off and back on in two languages I get:
> 
> English:
> Title: FI Release level 01 for 1900000038 value 80,00
> Text: The Vendor invoice 1900000038 for a value of 92,00 is to be 
> released.
> However the German subject reads:
> Betragsfreigabe 1900000038 Wert 92,00
> 
> Go figure....
> Cheers
> Mike
> 
> wf03tg at optonline.net wrote:
> > Kjetil and Mike,
> >
> > Thanks a lot for sharing your translation experience with me. As
> > suggested, I have checked out the 'translate to logon language' 
> check box
> > on workflow setting - IT HELPED! The Workitem Titles  appear now 
> in the
> > agent's logon language, regardless whether they were created 
> under French
> > or English languages.
> >
> > However, the dynamic column data (based on object attribute 
> defined on a
> > fixed values table) still does not show up in French, as well as 
> some> column headers, even though the translation seems to be in 
> place (for
> > appropriate table entries at least). Not sure what I am missing 
> here. I am
> > going to debug the object type for those attributes ... but that 
> might not
> > explain why they are not translated to French, or calculated in 
> French.>
> > Thanks again for much appreciated hints,
> > Thad
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kjetil Kilhavn <KJETILK at statoil.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 4:07 am
> > Subject: RE: Workitem List Translation
> >
> >> Have you tried setting the workflow option for displaying work
> >> item texts in the logon language?
> >> --
> >> Kjetil Kilhavn, Statoil &#1542;T KTJ ITS BKS SAP Basis
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu
> >> > [mailto:sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Pokraka
> >> > Sent: 16. november 2005 07:19
> >> > To: SAP Workflow Users' Group
> >> > Subject: Re: Workitem List Translation
> >> > Importance: High
> >> >
> >> > Hi Thad,
> >> > Sorry to say, but the work item description is dynamic, but
> >> > the text is not - it's generated at work item creation in the
> >> > language of the user who creates the item.
> >> > Particularly annoying when you have advance with dialog and a
> >> > Spanish user completes one item & the system creates the next
> >> > item under his logon/language but the next agent is French -
> >> > they then get a Spanish title in their inbox (but French
> >> > text). If you anticipate that then you may need a dummy
> >> > background step in between to force it into English
> >> > (WF-BATCH's language).
> >> > Cheers
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >> > wf03tg at optonline.net wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Hello All:
> >> > >
> >> > > I have a following translation issue on release 4.6c (English
> >> to
> >> > > French
> >> > > translation):
> >> > >
> >> > > When workitems are created in French (logon language 'FR')
> >> > they look
> >> > > all French on the workitem list in the SAP Inbox ( I am
> >> > talking about
> >> > > the list of WIs per a task).
> >> > >
> >> > > However, when work items were created in English, then texts,
> >> like
> >> > > workitem title or other data provided by dynamic columns, do
> >> not
> >> > > appear in French, even though an agent for those tasks
> >> > logged on in French.
> >> > >
> >> > > Translation inside such workitem is good. During the
> >> > execution of the
> >> > > workitem all texts, literal, and so on, appear to be in
> >> French. )
> >> > >
> >> > > Your response to my issue would be much appreciated.
> >> > >
> >> > > Regards,
> >> > > Thad Gorbal
> >> > > 1(203) 912-9753
> >>
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